"Tarawa Beachhead" (1958) Complete WW2 USMC War Movie

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A Marine sergeant (Kerwin Mathews) witnesses an officer (Ray Danton). kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't be believed because of rank, so finds the captain has gotten him assigned to his next command -- The sergeant falls in love with the widow (Julie Adams).
The original working title of the film was Flag over Tarawa and was originally to have starred Ronald Reagan. The film contained extensive amounts of actual footage of the Battle of Tarawa. While some actual footage was used, most of the supposed actual footage were from the 1943 film Guadalcanal Diary and the 1949 film, Sands of Iwo Jima. The United States Marine Corps refused to cooperate with the producers, due to the theme of an officer out for glory killing his own men and a sergeant out for revenge.
Originally released on November 2, 1958.
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@jeffersonsmith1877 Ай бұрын

This is a great movie. Thanks for uploading!

@tscully1504 Ай бұрын

I watched all the war films I could growing up,, but never saw this one. Interesting story within a story.

@Bernie5172 Ай бұрын

i cant recall watching it before. ? its a bit like Iwo Jima with John Wayne

@tscully1504 Ай бұрын

@@Bernie5172 Yes. They even used a lot of the film footage from the sands of Iwo Jima film.

@xxxxxx-tq4mw Ай бұрын

Sloan visiting the New Zealander widow, Ruth, reminded me of Aldo Ray who played Andy Hookens visiting the widow Pat Rogers in the 1955 movie, "Battlecry."

@matrox Ай бұрын

Me too. Me neither. True.

@SirAceMcFly Ай бұрын

Thx for the upload!

@Fuxerz Ай бұрын

Thank you for posting nice movie.

@thewaywardwind548 16 күн бұрын

In 1964-65 my American History teacher was a widow whose husband had been a Marine killed at Tarawa.

@oscarn1454 Ай бұрын

Thanks always

@hamidmouloudj1041 Ай бұрын

Merci pour le film 😊

@XrayxRich Ай бұрын

I read "One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa" in 2012. One hell of a battle. The Marines paid dearly at Tarawa. I read it as Tare-a-wa but understand it was pronounced Ta-raw-wa

@davewitter6565 Ай бұрын

I am confused by that as well. I always called it Tar a Wa not Ta-raw-wa.

@jessejames7757 Ай бұрын

Wasn't no Peleliu!

@XrayxRich Ай бұрын

@@jessejames7757 Tarawa showed the mistakes made. Bombardment was stopped early to save ammunition. Peleiu was just a clusterf... All of those guys were heroes. They were a different breed of men back then, raised in the Depression.

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

@@XrayxRichWell said! The Great Depression!

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

A lot of this live film footage is of the Army not the Marines, and there were no Army troops involved in the Tarawa operation.

@randalldunkley1042 Ай бұрын

Typical blending of footage from WW2, "Sands of Iwo Jima" and "Guadalcanal Diary" that I could see. They did a great job editing it. Kerwin worked with producer Charles Schneer on "Seventh Voyage of Sinbad".

@nobullshoot Ай бұрын

made me think about the two sergeants in Platoon, good and evil. Thought i saw all ww2 movies growing up in the 60’s, pleasure watching this one.

@joseluiscastanorestrepo Ай бұрын

Great classic movie.

@kylemartin2594 Ай бұрын

My father was at Tarawa..Navy corpsmen. Never talked about it. 2 purple hearts. Said..everyone was a rifleman.

@danor6812 13 күн бұрын

My uncle died there.

@petepanozzo6854 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching this film!

@jeffg.1615 Ай бұрын

My Great Uncle fought there, then Saipan and finially to Nagasaki. He only told one person about it.

Ай бұрын

What bravery when you think he may have been 20-21 years old.

@jeffg.1615 Ай бұрын

He was 20 years old at the time. A really good man.

@andrewcastellane7802 Ай бұрын

Nagasaki was A-Bombed.

@jeffg.1615 Ай бұрын

@@andrewcastellane7802 The Marines went in after the occupation of Japan.

@clarajohnson5184 26 күн бұрын

Hey, XrayxRich, Don’t worry about the pronunciation, if you’ve got this island as one of WWII’s island-hopping specials, then you’re definitely on the right track. After Gallippoli (Spelling?) the world seemed to think amphibious assaults were impossible and would, simply, never succeed. Somehow, nobody told the Marines! They tore up the Pacific and all those “names” have become a most important part of the study of the war in the Pacific. If you’re truly interested, make sure all the episodes of Victory at Sea are on your To Watch List.

@raulmaldonado5921 Ай бұрын

At 1:59 1958 pop-up ??? The year the film was made?

@LionHeartFilmWorks Ай бұрын

Yes. That is a year the film was made.

@jerrydonquixote5927 Ай бұрын

That's pretty good for an old film! Blending Cinema and war footage.

@jeffreykoran4820 Ай бұрын

SO MANY GREAT ACTORS IN THIS MOVIE 🎬....IV NEVER HEARD OF ANY OF THEM...

@carlcushmanhybels8159 Ай бұрын

I've heard of one as the names flashed by: Julie Adams co-starred in and was wonderful in:" The Creature From the Black Lagoon."

@ronhillard7040 Ай бұрын

Bogus! Men do not throw their hands in the air before falling down when shot!

@Riteaidbob Күн бұрын

I have read one account that put the temperature on Tarawa at 115F during this battle. Truly a hell hole. We were really untried, lacked any good information on the conditions. Unknown coral reefs. No tidal information, and a lack of tracked landing craft. Lessons were learned but at a high cost in Marine lives. A real hell hole.

@chuckokelley2448 Ай бұрын

I had 3 uncles at Tarawa , the fighting Hampton brothers.

@AlanMydland-fq2vs 14 күн бұрын

amazing❤

@danor6812 13 күн бұрын

I had 1 uncle there. He died there.

@AlanMydland-fq2vs 13 күн бұрын

@@danor6812 RIP my friend

@mikeyoung9810 Ай бұрын

I thought I'd seen everything about Tarawa in the movies but not this movie. I see they used quite a few bits of Sands of Iwo Jima footage on the Tarawa part. Lots of scenes not from Tarawa though.

@thomasmanning829 Ай бұрын

I read a pretty good book about the battle for Tarawa. What a blood bath. I had to wonder if it was worth it.

@willielongbotham7156 Ай бұрын

Yes, .me too, and it stuck with me, cant find the words to describe what those marines went through. And contrary to what many believe, there are still many like them..

@pittsburghwill Ай бұрын

mistake at 50:02 ww2 m1 carbines did not have the bayonette lug the bl was a korean war addition

@johncaldwell-wq1hp Ай бұрын

I have a W.W.2--M1-carbine made by "rockola"--very rare !!--still works fine.

@79terrafirma Ай бұрын

Mine is a 1943 underwood m1. Beautiful little carbine. Love the rear flip sight.

@johncaldwell-wq1hp Ай бұрын

@@79terrafirma Great !!-mine came with a 15 shot mag,-& a 30 round "curved"mag-also mine was made in 1943 too !!--I think the bulk of them,was made by "winchester" & there's a "story"of their history.

@kennysherrill3471 Ай бұрын

Late in the war a few did make it into action with the bayonet luge.

@animelech6004 Ай бұрын

Great job

@JimOReilly-xk4vb Ай бұрын

That lieutenant had a quick shave at the start of the movie,

@buckwheatsghettoghost4927 Ай бұрын

"Keep Moving"

@nyyt854tufc Ай бұрын

Posthumous medal 🏅 of honor

@SteepSix Ай бұрын

How much disbelief do you need to suspend? How much have you got?

@martingainty9623 12 күн бұрын

IRS Section 280G "No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any excess parachute payment. The term “excess parachute payment” means an amount equal to the excess of any parachute payment over the portion of the base amount allocated to such payment"

@reynaldoflores4522 9 күн бұрын

I also had relatives who fought in Guadalcanal and Tarawa. But they were on the other ( losing ) side .

@user-bc5nl6uq5t Ай бұрын

t thought the marines wore camouflaged uniforms and helmet covers?

@shadowwolf9503 Ай бұрын

That was later in the war.

@martingainty9623 12 күн бұрын

Looks like real WWII Footage spliced in Very Realistic 10/10

@alexterieur4326 Ай бұрын

Tarawa Atoll Sanglant Spirou

@EBAYvillager Ай бұрын

Spiro-u?

@peterholmesgavleman Ай бұрын

Given that the Nelson family - at the farm - were either British or New Zealanders it’s a pity that the producers could not find some non Americans to play their roles!

@ItsJustMorris Ай бұрын

The supposed New Zealand scenes are utter crap. This film , Tawara Beachhead, is an insult to the land and the people who fed and nursed the yanks, New Zealand and New Zealanders.

@David77646 Ай бұрын

I’m from New Zealand and the ladies don’t have a New Zealand kiwi accent or British accent

@peterholmesgavleman Ай бұрын

@@David77646 the female members of my rugby club in Perth that hail from NZ certainly speak with a kiwi accent.

@NmaM-it5yk Ай бұрын

Today’s generation - “what’s a matter, you scared?” “Yes OMG!! Im having a panic attack right now I have so much anxiety from all this!!”

@redtobertshateshandles Ай бұрын

Yes, but these kids are we growing up without fathers.

@glennchristie2316 Күн бұрын

The Marine Corps I served in NEVER talked-back to an Officer. That Lieutenant could have had that Sergeant written up a dozen times. War or not..

@joselopezmoya9786 Ай бұрын

Aside from JULIE ADAMS, the rest of the cast is unknown.

@miked6335 21 күн бұрын

Kerwin Mathews was in a few Ray Harryhausen films around 1960 and was pretty well known at the time. Ray Danton was maybe not as well known but showed up in a bunch of WB TV shows and some movies in the late 50's.

@reynaldoflores4522 8 күн бұрын

The younger sister was the real hottie in this movie. Sloan probably had the hots for her. Too bad she was already spoken for.

@joeviking61 Ай бұрын

Very little Beachhead, mostly Cornbread. Pass

@janlipski5215 Ай бұрын

Didn't look much like NZ,the 1st USMC were stationed at Paekakariki and the hospital was in Silverstream. There is a memorial to them at Mckays crossing. God bless them all.

Ай бұрын

Ray Caplan (Danton) fought for 4 years In Korea!

@chadwedul1787 Ай бұрын

Conflict was just over 3 years in length.

@jessejames7757 Ай бұрын

Didn't anyone tell you the war was over? The last year you fought is a war crime.

@jessejames7757 Ай бұрын

4years in a 3 year war last year must of been lonely.

@TedBronson1918 Ай бұрын

He must have started pissing some of the Koreans off after the 3rd year since the Cease Fire had been implemented and the fighting ended... or maybe he was just killing some of the tens of thousands of extra Chinese communist soldiers that were just hanging around and the Koreans and Chinese were denying their presence... yeah - that's it.

@user-bc5nl6uq5t Ай бұрын

oh yes,they did/

@michaelpass2176 Ай бұрын

Run straight line you can get shot real quick

@johnmayo27 7 күн бұрын

I like the movies 🎥 on WW2🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@re-donebyme8394 3 күн бұрын

Ray Danton - the other Victor Mature

@BernardGoldstein-jy6og 16 күн бұрын

Great movie 5/22/24

@glennchristie2316 Күн бұрын

Still GREAT June 6, 2024.. Semper Fi..

@ricogo2447 Ай бұрын

Sure looks like Wellington's countryside ...

@hughroney6342 Ай бұрын

War part was ok,, to damn much romance for a war movie!

@Midwest10 Ай бұрын

Funny. Hollywood. I’ve stayed on Tarawa. They don’t have crickets like this movie protrays

@bclmax Ай бұрын

i was there alot in the 90s..stayed at the Ootintai hotel..

@FranckCastillo-yp5vq Ай бұрын

A Lot thousand heroísm stories from USMC at Pacific. I pride My grandpa Semper Fi

@chrisoulalakkas7935 Ай бұрын

Just when you think that food cannot possibly call you on your phone....BOOM!!! Onion rings.😅

@lyndonhenderson816 Ай бұрын

Let that stupid lieutenant take the point,bet he won’t.😢😢😢😢😢😢

@mattsmelley5569 9 күн бұрын

A feud between 2 people probably happens more than one knows...this movie and Platoon are following same script...

@wilsonpickett3881 Ай бұрын

Not the stupidest movie I've ever seen. Close though.

@rigger314 Ай бұрын

Its a great movie but honestly destoyers did not carry landing craft.

@jessejames7757 Ай бұрын

What a bunch of drama Queens.

@robertlast3052 Ай бұрын

I see the Marines never change, hitting up your dead buddy's old lady...lol!😂

@JStryker7 Ай бұрын

Plugging open holes

@reynaldoflores4522 8 күн бұрын

Why not ? Her husband's dead. You wouldn't want that pretty, young widow to be lonely, do you ?

@user-he8vn8qm5e 5 күн бұрын

BS story line, She just began a widow, yet she’s flirting with the guy who brings her letters from her dead husband. Real love. Real BS!

@willthorson4543 Ай бұрын

What a melodramatic mess. Barely any of the fighting was on betio(tarawa). And a good 75% of the battle in the movie is either real footage of Tarawa and other battles but straight up taken from Sands of Iwo jima. Also. A movie called Tarawa Beachhead has about 15 minutes of the movie take place on Tarawa. Lol

@desertdog3432 23 күн бұрын

Having been to Tawara three times, the the highest sea level is ten feet above the water level, No jungle.

@trevorplows7494 Ай бұрын

No doubt an entertaining movie but Tarawa had no hills or caves on the side of them. It was flat as a pancake . It's to bad Hollywood has to imagine other scenarios even though the real truth and battle were horrific enough , a virtual extermination of the Japanese garrison and 4000 US Marine casualties , 25 percent of it's Division strength.

@africanqueenproject 24 күн бұрын

Julie Adam's an incredible beauty...Creature From The Black Lagoon..she wad gorgeous in her bathing suit ..I was smitten 😊

@jimmyhaley727 11 күн бұрын

total waste, as we never used it for the airplanes they died for

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

No doubt that Sloan is going to bed her, resulting in her becoming pregnant. This will add tons of sickening female drama to the film. . .

@andrewhirsch6472 Ай бұрын

Quite lame that they didn't even attempt to do Kiwi accents.

@babuzzard6470 Ай бұрын

Even the kiwis have trouble with them!😂🇦🇺

@kennysherrill3471 Ай бұрын

What bullshit, who ever wrote this script should be in prison.😡

@1mlannen Ай бұрын

Shitty ending. Needed to get back home to the girl. MKL

@davidholder3207 Ай бұрын

🍅🍅

@rogergirouard Ай бұрын

denton usally played unlikable charaters

@frankadams2401 Ай бұрын

A typical Hollywood bull shit movie.

@aussiedownunder4186 Ай бұрын

Rubbish film. Used footage from Sands of Iwo Jima & real footage of the battle. Scenes when Kerwin Matthews has scenes talking rubbish with the other actors Rubbish!! The Marines did not have time for this BULLSHIT! Typical Stupid Hollywood!!

@user-ml3dp9hq7o Ай бұрын

Sorry but straight up GARBAGE movie unbelievable that they even put this S$&; out lol

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@rodolfoponce1154 Ай бұрын

Ang ganda naman talagang ng babaeng

Ай бұрын

@XrayxRich il y a 22 heures It @XrayxRich il y a 22 heures "It is all pretty physical" Those were the days when you wouldn't make love until you were in love!!! the good old times🥲 made my laugh